Of 30 inscriptions uncovered at the Valley of Kings by Strauch and Schmid, 20 are in Tamil. CHENNAI: Around 2,000 years ago, a Tamil trader who visited the rock-cut tombs of Egyptian pharaohs ...

A path-breaking finding has shed new light on trade links between ancient Tamilagam, other parts of India and the Roman Empire. Two researchers have identified close to 30 inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi ...

KUALA LUMPUR/NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday chose an Indian community event in Kuala Lumpur to shower praise on Tamil culture and highlight the presence of several Tamilians in key positions ...

With only a few months to go for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) rejoined the National Democratic ...

In Coimbatore's Selvapuram neighborhood, where family homes overlook open fields dotted with tall trees, a 1,550-square-foot home taps into the simplicity of Tamil architecture past. Designed by ...

Happy Pongal 2026! As the sun turns northward and ushers in the blessed month of Thai, homes fill with the scent of newly harvested rice and the comforting presence of family. Pongal is more than a ...

India's southern state of Tamil Nadu has a long, peculiar political tradition: here, cinema doesn't merely entertain, it also governs. From extremely successful political stints of MG Ramachandran - ...

A 40-year-old man died after setting himself on fire in Madurai this evening in an incident the police suspect is suicide linked to the ongoing controversy over the lighting of a deepam on a pillar at ...

Tensions over the lighting of the sacred lamp at Thiruparankundram hilltop ended with the Karthigai Deepam being lit at its traditional spot, as right-wing activists clashed with the police in Tamil ...

Cyclone Ditwah is heading towards the coast of Tamil Nadu and is causing widespread rainfall in various districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh. Amid the severe weather conditions, ...

Cyclone Ditwah Tracker Highlights: The Meteorological department in Chennai on Friday issued an alert regarding Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, stating that the cyclonic storm, which is centred over coastal ...